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    Ubuntu 20.04 won't let me login after power down.

    @Tolkem: I posted the solution about 7 minutes ago - awaiting moderator approval. (So will this, I suppose). It's a minor edit to a line in /etc/default/grub as follows. Locate the line: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" simply remove the 'splash', save and update grub. Too much...
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    Ubuntu 20.04 won't let me login after power down.

    Found the solution here: UbuntuHandbook-Fix login loop
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    Parasitic computer industry

    Progress requires ever more evolved hardware. Maintaining OS' to support such becomes pretty hairy after a while if a given OS has to support new h/w, old h/w, old s/w, etc. and so on. Apple are "lead breakers" in this. A few years ago they stopped 32 bit support on iOS releases, and in the...
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    Ubuntu 20.04 won't let me login after power down.

    SOLVED. See a few replies below. I forgot to mention :oops: that this happens when auto-login is enabled. Gone through this cycle twice now. (Re-installed Ubuntu after first time). My son's unused 2018 "gaming" box. Removed the Windows HD and put in a out-of-use HD: AMD 6 core 12 thread...
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